Sales processing apparatus, sales processing method and sales processing system

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a sales processing apparatus includes a first generation unit, a second generation unit, a display control unit and a printer control unit. The first generation unit configured to generate a paper surface image of a valuable instrument visibly including all the right code necessary for exercising the right, the paper surface is relating to the right obtained by customer paying a consideration. The second generation unit configured to generate a preview image invisibly including the right code. The display control unit configured to control a display device to display the preview image. The printer control unit configured to control a printer to print the paper surface image on a printing medium in response to a request for issuing a valuable instrument of the surface representing by the preview image displayed by the display device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A sales processing apparatus, comprising:
 a first generation unit configured to generate a paper surface image of a valuable instrument including a right code necessary for exercising a right to be printed being identifiable, the valuable instrument relating to the right obtained by a customer paying a consideration; 
 a second generation unit configured to generate a preview image including information represented by the paper surface image and a replacing code, in which the replacing code replaces the right code represented by the paper surface image, the right code is made non-identifiable, and information other than the right code in the information represented by the paper surface image is made identifiable in the preview image; 
 a display control unit configured to control a display device to display the preview image; and 
 a printer control unit configured to control a printer to print the paper surface image on a printing medium in response to a request for issuing a valuable instrument of the surface representing by the preview image displayed by the display device. 
 
     
     
       2. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a processing unit configured to execute a processing relating to the sales management of the valuable instrument in response to the printing of the paper surface image on the printing medium by the printer. 
 
     
     
       3. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the right code is identification information for identifying the right for using server-managed electronic money. 
 
     
     
       4. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first generation unit generates the paper surface image including first personal information of the customer to be printed being identifiable in addition to the right code; and 
 the second generation unit generates the preview image including second personal information in addition to the replacing code, in which the second personal information replaces the first personal information, the right code and the first personal information represented by the paper are made non-identifiable, and information other than the right code and the first personal information in the information represented by the paper surface is made identifiable. 
 
     
     
       5. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second generation unit makes the right code non-identifiable by replacing the right code with the replacing code. 
 
     
     
       6. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the second generation unit uses the same number of digits as the right code for the replacing code. 
 
     
     
       7. The sales processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the replacing code comprises other information that inhibits the exercise of the right. 
     
     
       8. A sales processing method, comprising:
 generating a paper surface image of a valuable instrument including a right code necessary for exercising a right to be printed being identifiable, the valuable instrument relating to the right obtained by a customer paying a consideration; 
 generating a preview image including information represented by the paper surface image and a replacing code, in which the replacing code replaces the right code represented by the paper surface image, the right code is made non-identifiable, and information other than the right code in the information represented by the paper surface image is made identifiable in the preview image; 
 controlling a display device to display the preview image; and 
 controlling a printer to print the paper surface image on a printing medium in response to a request for issuing a valuable instrument of the surface representing by the preview image displayed by the display device. 
 
     
     
       9. A sales processing system including a server apparatus and a sales processing apparatus connected with a display device and a printer, the server apparatus includes:
 a first generation unit configured to generate a paper surface image of a valuable instrument including a right code necessary for exercising a right to be printed being identifiable, the valuable instrument relating to the right obtained by a customer paying a consideration; and 
 a second generation unit configured to generate a preview image including information represented by the paper surface image and a replacing code, in which the replacing code replaces the right code represented by the paper surface image, the right code is made non-identifiable, and information other than the right code in the information represented by the paper surface image is made identifiable in the preview image, wherein 
 the sales processing apparatus includes: 
 a first reception unit configured to receive the preview image sent by the first sending unit; 
 a display control unit configured to control a display device to display the preview image received by the first reception unit; and 
 a notification unit configured to notify the server apparatus of a request for issuing of a valuable instrument the surface of which is represented by the preview image displayed by the display device; 
 the server apparatus further includes: 
 a second sending unit configured to send the paper surface image to the sales processing apparatus according to the notice from the notification unit; and 
 the sales processing apparatus further includes: 
 a second reception unit configured to receive the paper surface image sent by the second sending unit; and 
 a printer control unit configured to control the printer to print the paper surface image received by the second reception unit on a printing medium.